Key case



March 22 1927.

c. LORBER KEY CASE Filed July 10. 1926 Snow V601 Char/e5 Lonber.

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Patented Mar. 22, 1927.

entree stares (ll-TABLES LOR'BEB, 01" LQUISVILLE, KENTUCKY.

KEY CASE.

Aplilication filed July 10,

This invention relates to key cases such as' areu'sed for carrying keys in the pocket.

Especially theinvention relates to an im 'proved k ey hook'holder and key hook for such cases. V

One important object of the invention is to provide an improved "form of key hook 'holderadaptedto support several key hooks in such manner that while one "key is being used the hooks forth'e remaining keys will be free to move away from the hook in use.

A second important object of the invention is. to provide an improved key hook holder for devices of this description arranged to support a plurality of key hooks in such manner that each hook has independent rotative and lateral sliding movement with respect to the remaining hooks.

A third object of the invention is to provide an improved form of key hook for devices of this description.

With the above and other objects in view as will be hereinafter apparent, the invention consists in general of certain novel details of construction and combinations of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and specifically claimed.

In the accompanying drawings like characters of reference indicate like parts in the several views, and:

Figure 1 is a view of a key case embodying the novel features of this invention, the case being shown in open position and one of the hook holders with its hooks and keys being shown turned upwardly in dotted lines.

Figure 1 is an enlarged detail of a portion of the upper part of Figure 1 showing a key hook holder and its hooks turned up one of the hooks being shown in one position in full lines and in another position in dotted lines.

Figure 2 is a view similar to Figure 1 showing a modification of the device.

Figure 3 is a detail view showing one form of hook support before bending to shape.

Figure 3 is a view similar to Figure 3 but showing a modified hook support.

Figure t is a perspective view of the part shown in Figure 3 bent to final shape.

Figure 5 is a similar view of the modification shown in Figure 3.

Figure 6 is a side elevation of the improved book,

' In'the embodiments of the invention'herein illustrated there is disclosed a case of a main or body portion 10 carrying sid'eor cover flaps 11 which may be folded o n the body 10 to overlap at their "-vertica l edge's and be secured-by snap-button parts 12.

Atth'etop' of the body lO ther'e is-p'rovided one or more taps 13 which are folded down on the body to "form tubular crtien tm free ends of the flaps being either sewed to the body as illustrated in Figures 1 and 1 or riveted thereto as in Figure 2.

The hook holders used herewith consist of a suitable length of small tubing bent to provide a central arcuate portion 14 and opposed and alined ends 15 which are received in the ends of the tubes formed by the flaps 18. In the form shown in Figures 3 and 1 the convex side of the arcuate portion is provided with a slot 16 having an enlarged opening 17 at one end. In the form shown at Figures 3 and 5 the slot 18 runs the full length of the tube and lies on the convex side of the arcuate portion as in the other form. Whichever form is used the slot receives the shank 19 of a key hook having a head 20 which can pass into the tube through the opening 17 in the first form or at the end in the second form, the bending of the tube somewhat flattening the same at the bends so as to prevent slipping out of the hooks. The wire forming the hook is crimped forwardly in a semi-circular bend 21 and then continued downwardly to form a hook back 22 alined with the shank 19. The bottom of the hook is of semi-circular form while the arcuate front 23 extends above the bend 21 and terminates in an outwardly curved bill 24: engaging the shank 19 above the bend.

With this construction each hook is free to rotate and can also slide along the hook holder so that the keys carried by these hooks can be moved away from each other to permit the use of one key without interference by the others.

There has thus been provided a simple and efficient device of the kind described and for the purpose specified.

It is obvious that minor changes may be made in the form and construction of the invention without departing from the material spirit thereof. It is not, therefore, desired to confine the invention to the exact form herein shown and described; but

leather or other suitable material havin it is desired to include all such as properly come within the scope claimed.

Having thus described the invention, What is claimed as new, is:

1. In a key case, a body, a key hook holding member swingingly mounted on the body, and key hooks slidably and swivelly connected to said member.

2. In a key case, a key hook holding member consisting of a tube having a slot extending longitudinally therealong, and key hooks having shanks extending through the slot and heads within the tube.

3. In a key case, a body, a tubular member having a central portion provided with a longitudinal slot 011 its outer side, said member having rebent and alined ends, a flap on said body engaging said ends to permit the central portion of the member to swing toward and from said body, and key hooks having shanks extending through the slot and heads within the tubular member.

4. In a key case, a body, a tubular member having a central portion provided with a longitudinal slot on its outer side, said member having rebent and .alined ends, a

flap on said body engaging said ends topermit the central portion of the member to swing toward and from said body, and key hooks having shanks extending through the slot and heads within the tubular member, the central slotted portion of the member being curved away from its ends and the slot being on the convex side of the curve.

In testimony whereof I afliX my signature.

CHARLES LORBER. 

